Board of Directors

John Mackay has been Chairman of ACTEW since July 2008. He is also Chairman of ActewAGL and is on the Board of Governors for the National Arboretum Canberra.

He is a Director of Canberra Investment Corporation Limited and the Little Company of Mary Healthcare, and a Member of the Canberra Raiders Board. He was appointed the inaugural Chairman of the Canberra Glassworks in 2006 and retired from the position in January 2011.

Mr Mackay was Chief Executive Officer of ACTEW from 1998 until 2000. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed joint venture ActewAGL in late 2000 and held the position until his retirement in 2008.

Mr Mackay was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004, Canberra Citizen of the Year in 2008 and awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Canberra in 2009.

On 1 January 2011 Mr Mackay took up his appointment as Chancellor of the University of Canberra.

Michael Easson is Chairman of the EG Property Group, a business consultant to Allens Arthur Robinson, a Director of ING Real Estate Group and Stadium Australia Management Limited, and a Member of the ActewAGL Joint Venture Board.

Mr Easson has been a Director of ACTEW since July 1995 and Deputy Chairman since May 1996. He is Chairman of ACTEW’s Audit and Risk Management Committee. Mr Easson was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1998.

Mark Sullivan was appointed Managing Director of ACTEW in July 2008. He is a member of the ActewAGL Joint Venture Partnerships Board, the Australian Taxation Office Audit Committee and the John James Memorial Foundation Limited Board.

Mr Sullivan was Secretary of the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) and President of the Repatriation Commission and Chair of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (2004-2008), Secretary of the Department for Family and Community Services (2001-2004), Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (1999-2002), and Deputy Secretary at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1988-1999). He has extensive senior managerial experience in both the private and public service sectors including WANG Australia, SBS, the Department of Social Security and the Australian Taxation Office.

Mr Sullivan received an Australian Centenary Medal in 2001 and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008.

Dr Hawke was appointed to the Board in December 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with first class honours and is a Doctor of Philosophy (ANU).

Dr Hawke was Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (1994–1996), Department of Transport and Regional Services (1996-1999) and the Department of Defence (1999-2002). He was Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (2003 to 2005) and Chancellor of the Australian National University (2006-2008).

He is Chairman of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, a Director of Datacom, Chairman of the Prime Ministerial Advisory Council on Ex-Service matters and a Member of the Canberra Raiders Board.

Dr Hawke was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal in 2001 and appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2010.

Ms Caird was appointed to the Board in December 2009 and is a Member of ACTEW's Audit and Risk Management Committee. She has held a number of positions with Public Services International (France) including Co-chair Asia Pacific Region (1998-2002), Member of the Executive Board (1997-2002), Global Director of the Quality Public Services campaign (2002 – 2006) and a Member of the Global Coordinating Committee of the "Global Call to Action Against Poverty: (Make Poverty History)" campaign (2005-2006).

Ms Caird held a number of executive positions with the Community and Public Sector Union (Australia) from 1983, including as NSW Branch Secretary, until her appointment as National Secretary in 1993. During this period she was Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and an Executive Member of the NSW Labour Council. She represented Australia at International Labour Organisation meetings, including as Co-chair of the Workers Group.

Ms Caird is a small business owner, Vice President of the Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association, and a member of the KV Community Association and KV Environment Group.

Rachel Peck was appointed to the Board on 2 May 2011. She is Principal of peckvonhartel. Ms Peck is a former Divisional Council Member of the Property Council of Australia (ACT), and previously held a number of other committee positions with the Council including as a Member of the Infrastructure Committee, the Economic Development Committee and the Planning Committee. Ms Peck was an Interim Board Member of the Canberra International Arboretum from 2005 until 2006.

Ms Peck attended the Australia 2020 Summit and in 2010 completed a Masters of Business Administration at the Melbourne Business School. She was awarded a Future Leaders’ Award in 2006 and was the Telstra ACT Young Business Woman of the Year in 2008. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ms Goddard was appointed to the Board for a three year term in November 2011. She is also a Member of ACTEW’s Audit and Risk Management Committee. Ms Goddard is Chair of the Australian Solar Institute Limited; a non Executive Director of the Grains Research and Development Corporation and a member of the Corporation’s Audit and Risk Committee; and a Member of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority Commission.

During her twenty-three year career in the Australian Public Service, she held a number of senior executive positions including as an economist in the Department of Treasury. As a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Ms Goddard advised the Prime Minister on a wide range of macroeconomic, industry, infrastructure, water, environment and climate change policy issues.

Mark Sullivan is responsible for the corporate and strategic management of the company.

 

  

 

Mr Knee commenced with ACTEW in 2005. He is responsible for the strategic management of the water and sewerage system operations, planning and capital works, regulatory and licence compliance, sustainability, and research and development.

 

 

Simon Wallace was appointed Chief Financial Officer in May 2011. He commenced with ACTEW in 2004 and prior to this appointment, was the Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer. Mr Wallace is a Director of ACTEW Distribution Limited and ACTEW Retail Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Australian National University and is a Certified Practicing Accountant.

 

  

Ms Norris commenced with ACTEW in 1999 and was appointed Company Secretary in December 2003. She is responsible for the management and coordination of corporate governance, statutory compliance and reporting, secretariat services and support to the Board, government liaison, and reporting and legal matters for the Corporation and subsidiary companies. Ms Norris is Company Secretary of ACTEW Distribution Limited and ACTEW Retail Limited. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, an Affiliate of Chartered Secretaries Australia and a Justice of the Peace.